Waterway

1. Waterway, a navigable body of water. 2. A strake of timber laid against the frames or bulwark stanchions at the margin of a laid wooden deck, usually about twice the thickness ...

waterway

Sports; Sailing & yachting

Usually a river or canal that ships and boats move up and down.

waterway

Transportation; Nautical

a navigable body of water

waterway

Energy; Coal; Natural gas; Petrol

A river, channel, canal, or other navigable body of water used for travel or transport.

cellular construction

Construction; Bridge

In early 20th century American suspension bridges, the method of constructing towers from relatively small welded steel box units.

beam bridge

Construction; Bridge

A bridge built of beams, either classified as a short-span or long-span beam bridge, which is supported on beams whose ends rest on piers or abutments.

welded joint

Construction; Bridge

A joint in which the assembled elements and members are united through fusion of metal.

footing

Construction; Bridge

The enlarged lower portion of the substructure or foundation that rests directly on the soil, bedrock or piles; usually below grade and not visible.

pre-tensioning

Construction; Bridge

The method of making prestressed concrete with steel strands under tension as the concrete sets.

flange

Construction; Bridge

The flat top and bottom plates of a box-girder.

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Tribute

Etymology: Middle English tribut, from Latin tributum, from neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere to allot, bestow, grant, pay, from tribus ...